Ombawa Surname

581,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 540 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Ombawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ombawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines5311:190,65630,363
Spain91:5,194,67182,436

Ombawa (60) may also be a first name.

Ombawa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ombawa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ombawa is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ombawa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 581,222nd most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,495,455 people. Ombawa is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Ombawa reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 70 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Ombawa is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 60 people.

The surname Ombawa is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is carried by 531 people, or 1 in 190,656. In The Philippines Ombawa is mostly found in: Northern Mindanao, where 50 percent live, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 28 percent live and National Capital Region, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Spain, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ombewa831,013/
Ombaba83918/
Ambawa8329/
Umbawa8313/
Embawa8311/
Ombowa832/
Ambawat7795/
Ombaeva7751/
Hombawi7718/
Ombavat7711/
Hambawa778/
Ombajua773/
Ombojwa772/
Ambawad771/
Ombaabo771/
Onmbaabo7121/
Oombaeva713/
Oumbouwa712/
Ombajjua711/
Ombeva67900/
Umbowa67176/
Ambawe67103/
Ambaba6783/
Ambowa6733/
Ambawo6721/
Ombabi6719/
Ambawi6710/
Ambewa679/
Umbaba674/
Ambava673/
Ombova672/
Gahambawa671/
Ombabo671/
Ombabe671/
Umbawi671/
Ambawasth671/
Embowa671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ombawa
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